Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

MCAS Iwakuni is a mission-ready air station, capable of providing continuous base-operating support for tenant organizations and follow-on U.S. and allied forces during training, combat or contingency (HA/DR) operations throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

Active Shield 2010: Disaster strikes, station responds
March 10, 2011 — After roughly four days of ever-increasing mayhem and catastrophe, exercise Active Shield 2011 officially ended here March 3.During the exercise, personnel all over the air station were measured and judged for their ability to respond to a slew of disastrous scenarios.This year’s exercise was a testament to the station’s readiness clearly MORE

ARFF strengthens communication during crash fires
March 10, 2011 — Aircraft Rescue Firefighting and medical personnel from the Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic quickly responded to a simulated emergency crash landing on the southern end of the old runway here during Active Shield 2011, March 1. In the scenario, a U.S. C-12 Cessna was shot down on final approach of the runway by an anti-aircraft missile MORE

Children, parents spruce with Dr. Seuss
March 10, 2011 — Matthew C. Perry Elementary School children and parents celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday by reading their favorite Dr. Seuss books together in classrooms here March 2. The birthday of Dr. Seuss is a highlight of Read Across America Week, a national observance created in 1998 as a way for schools to celebrate reading, motivate children to become MORE

SRT Marines go in full force
March 10, 2011 — Military police discreetly cordon off the area as two hostages plead to be rescued. The armed captors tell the victims to be silent while they threaten the victims, would-be rescuers with deadly force should they try to be heroes. This was the scenario the Provost Marshal’s Office’s Special Reaction Team had to face at the fire training tower as MORE

Suspicious package puts postal Marines on full alert
March 10, 2011 — What seemed like an average day at the northside Post Office turned out to be quite eventful here March 1 during exercise Active Shield 2011. Postal Marines, unaware of the simulated exercise, went through their daily routine before the Post Office had even opened.They sorted and distributed mail until Lance Cpl. Krystal Baird, an augmented postal MORE

Soldiers deftly dodge Wolverines' claws 17-14 in youth basketball
March 10, 2011 — The Soldiers edged out the Wolverines 17- 14 in a 13- to 15-year-old youth sports basketball season game at the IronWorks Gym sports courts here Saturday.The Soldiers won the tip-off, but the Wolverines stole it.Possession went back and forth several times before James D. Kerr, Soldiers’ center, dropped his guard and allowed Malik Hale, Wolverines’ MORE

Bus explodes into 1st responder mass casualty drill
March 10, 2011 — BOOM! A bus filled with approximately 15 Marines and civilian personnel explodes and catches fire. Bodies are scattered inside and outside the bus. Blood is gushing from limbs and body parts are severely burnt. Screams of pain echo throughout the crash site. Sirens, flashing lights and confusion fill the area while first responders rush in to MORE

Facilities powers up station
March 10, 2011 — Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni simulated a power outage during exercise Active Shield 2011 here March 1. During the simulated exercise, station Facilities was called in to stage, hook up and power a generator that would back up buildings without an emergency power system. “In a real-life scenario, if this had actually happened, we would need MORE

Bulls get fired up against Heat
March 3, 2011 — The Heat was fired up against the Bulls in a 7- to 9-year-old youth basketball game at the IronWorks Gym sports courts here Feb. 24.Like the 5- to 6-year-old division, the 7- to 9-year-old division does not keep score since the players are so young.The Bulls started strong and took possession from the get-go. The Heat defense started flaring up, MORE

Seabees, Navy Civil Engineers Corps officers celebrate their heritage
March 3, 2011 — Armed with a hammer in one hand and a firearm in the other, the Seabees have forged their place in American history for the past 69 years. They made their way through America’s fiercest battles with the motto “we build, we fight” engrained in their hearts. Led by the building plans made by the Navy Civil Engineer Corps officers, who celebrated MORE